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PATA Annual Summit 2025
Mar
17
to Mar 19

PATA Annual Summit 2025

PATA Annual Summit 2025 will feature plenary and breakout sessions to serve as a platform for PATA’s public and private sector members, global partners, and PATA Chapters and Youth from around the world to address the challenges, issues, and opportunities facing the industry as it strives for responsible and sustainable growth, enhanced value, and quality tourism in the region.

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2024 Tropical Coastal City Tourism Event
Sep
4
to Sep 5

2024 Tropical Coastal City Tourism Event

The World Tropical Coastal Cities Summit 2024, graciously hosted by Sanya, will explore topics crucial to the development of tropical coastal cities, from innovative international tourism marketing strategies to ways of supporting local communities and paving the way for sustainable development.

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PATA Gold Awards 2024
Aug
28

PATA Gold Awards 2024

The Pacific Asia Travel Association Gold Awards recognises exceptional achievement in a variety of endeavours, acknowledging and rewarding the very best that the Asia Pacific’s travel industry has to offer. Since its inception in 1984, the PATA Grand and Gold Awards winning projects set industry standards for excellence and innovation, serving as examples for others to follow. 

In 2023, PATA is delighted to be enhancing the PATA Gold Awards programme in order to reinforce its position as an innovative and prestigious award for the Pacific Asia travel and tourism industry.

As of now, two Grand Title Winners will be awarded in each of the following 2 categories:

1) Marketing and,
2) Sustainability and Social Responsibility 

Within these two general categories, 25 individual awards for specific themes will be awarded. All award recipients will be honoured at the PATA Gold Awards Presentation on August 28, as part of the 2024 PATA Travel Mart, Bangkok, Thailand. They will also be on display at the Mart for all delegates to enjoy.

Winning a PATA Gold Award provides a major boost to an organisation’s marketing and public relations profile. The winning entries will be featured in the PATA News and will enjoy the benefit of gaining international media exposure through press releases and other promotional channels.All winners will receive complimentary copies of the PATA Gold Awards 2024 winners’ showcase e-booklet summarising the highlights of each winning entry.

The deadline for submissions is May 20, 2024. Entries will be judged by an independent panel of travel industry experts.

PATA Gold Awards 2024 Key Dates:
Call for Entries: Mar 6, 2024
Submission Deadline: May 20, 2024
Winner Announcement: Mid of July
Awards Ceremony: Aug 28, 2024

Please carefully read the General Rules and category-specific requirements before you apply.

If you have any questions about the PATA Gold Awards, please email us at goldawards@PATA.org.

 

Sponsors

PATA Gold Awards 2024 is proudly supported by:

 
 
 
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PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024
Aug
27

PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024

The PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024, graciously hosted by Dusit Thani College, spotlights the critical importance of nurturing the next generation of tourism leaders. The event gathers international thought leaders, tourism educators, and the future leaders of the tourism industry: Youths.

Organised alongside the PATA Travel Mart 2024, this platform enables young people to engage with industry leaders, share insights, and learn the latest tourism trends through expert presentations, panel discussions, roundtable talks, and mentorship opportunities. It also offers industry leaders a chance to hear directly from the youth, the future of the industry. Additionally, this event pioneers the integration of a Career Fair segment, giving students a head start in their tourism careers.

Registration is open and complimentary for all until July 31, 2024.

Registration is on a first come first served basis due to limited capacity. Please note that the registration only includes the access to the PATA Youth Symposium 2024. To attend the PATA Travel Mart 2024, please visit the event page here.

If you have any questions about the PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024, please contact us here.

 

Sponsors

PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024 is proudly supported by:

Host

PATA Youth Sponsors

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PATA Travel Mart 2024
Aug
27
to Aug 29

PATA Travel Mart 2024

PATA Travel Mart (PTM) is Asia Pacific’s international travel trade exhibition featuring unparalleled networking and contracting opportunities to help travel and tourism organisations access decision makers, meet new clients, expand their networks, establish new relationships and consolidate existing business partnerships.

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PATA Face of the Future 2024
Jun
20

PATA Face of the Future 2024

PATA annually awards the PATA Face of the Future to an exceptional rising star in the tourism industry. Recipients of this prestigious award exhibit initiative and leadership, advance tourism, and demonstrate a commitment to sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region, aligning with PATA’s mission.

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PATA Annual Summit 2024
May
15
to May 17

PATA Annual Summit 2024

The PATA Annual Summit 2024 embraces a global tourism forum that brings together international thought leaders, industry shapers and senior decision-makers who are professionally engaged in driving tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region.

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Oct
5

PATA Gold Awards 2023

The Pacific Asia Travel Association Gold Awards recognises exceptional achievement in a variety of endeavours, acknowledging and rewarding the very best that the Asia Pacific’s travel industry has to offer. Since its inception in 1984, the PATA Grand and Gold Awards winning projects set industry standards for excellence and innovation, serving as examples for others to follow. 

In 2023, PATA is delighted to be enhancing the PATA Gold Awards programme in order to reinforce its position as an innovative and prestigious award for the Pacific Asia travel and tourism industry.

As of now, two Grand Title Winners will be awarded in each of the following 2 categories:

1) Marketing and,
2) Sustainability and Social Responsibility 

Within these two general categories, 25 individual awards for specific themes will be awarded.

All award recipients will be honoured at the PATA Gold Awards Dinner and Presentation on October 5, as part of the 2023 PATA Travel Mart, New Delhi, India. They will also be on display at the Mart for all delegates to enjoy. Winning a PATA Gold Award provides a major boost to an organisation’s marketing and public relations profile. The winning entries will be featured in the PATA News and will enjoy the benefit of gaining international media exposure through press releases and other promotional channels.All winners will receive complimentary copies of the PATA Gold Awards 2023 winners’ showcase e-booklet summarising the highlights of each winning entry.

The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2023. We invite you to review the categories, study the requirements and begin preparing your entry today by downloading the brochure here. Entries will be judged by an independent panel of travel industry experts.

PATA Gold Awards 2023 Key Dates:
Call for Entries: Mar 29, 2023
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
Winner Announcement: Mid of August
Awards Ceremony: Oct 5, 2023

Please carefully read the General Rules and category-specific requirements before you apply.
See the step-by-step Registration Guideline here

If you have any questions about the PATA Gold Awards, please email us at goldawards@PATA.org.

 

Sponsors

PATA Gold Awards 2023 is proudly supported by:

 
 
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PATA Waste Free Champion Awards 2023
Oct
5

PATA Waste Free Champion Awards 2023

PATA and the EU SWITCH ASIA Tourlink Project are committed to increasing the sustainability of the Thai tourism value chain. Having published the Food and Plastic Waste Reduction Standards and successfully completed the in-person workshops for businesses in Phuket and Chiang Mai in 2022, PATA is now actively seeking best practices on food and plastic waste reduction in the Thai tourism industry.

Who can join?

You can join if you:

  • are a tourism business based in Thailand

  • have an inspiring, effective initiative or strategy to reduce food or plastic waste with positive results

Why participate?

The Thai Tourism businesses with the most relevant, impactful and interesting best practice on food and plastic waste reduction will be invited to the PATA Travel Mart 2023 in October, with costs covered, to present their best practice at the PTM Forum where they will also receive the award.

Award Categories
The judging committee will select one winner for a food waste reduction best practice and one winner for a plastic waste reduction best practice. Each business can apply for one or both categories.

1) Food Waste Reduction
2) Plastic Waste Reduction

How to register and submit my best practice?

Interested Thai tourism businesses can register and submit their food or plastic waste reduction best practice by completing the Application form below.

Apply now! Don’t waste this opportunity!

The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2023.

PATA Waste Free Champion Awards 2023 Key Dates:
Call for Entries: August 2, 2023
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2023
Winner Announcement: Mid September
Awards Ceremony: Oct 5, 2023

 

Partners

PATA Waste Free Champion 2023 is proudly supported by:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PATA Face of the Future 2023
Oct
5

PATA Face of the Future 2023

To highlight commitment to human capital development, PATA annually presents a special award and prize to an exceptional ‘rising star’ in the industry. All recipients of this prestigious award have exhibited initiative and leadership in the advancement of tourism as well as demonstrating commitment to the sustainable development of the Asia Pacific travel industry in line with PATA’s mission. This award is known as the PATA Face of the Future.

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PATA Travel Mart 2023
Oct
4
to Oct 6

PATA Travel Mart 2023

PATA Travel Mart (PTM) is Asia Pacific’s international travel trade exhibition featuring unparalleled networking and contracting opportunities to help travel and tourism organisations access decision makers, meet new clients, expand their networks, establish new relationships and consolidate existing business partnerships.

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PATA Annual Summit & Adventure Mart 2023
May
30
to Jun 2

PATA Annual Summit & Adventure Mart 2023

The PATA Annual Summit and Adventure Mart embraces a global tourism forum and the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The event brings together international thought leaders, industry shapers and senior decision-makers who are engaged professionally with the Asia Pacific region. In conjunction with the AGM, the PATA Executive Board & PATA Board Meeting, as well as advisory committee meetings, take place during the event.

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Virtual World Rural Tourism Sustainable Development Conference 2022
Nov
30

Virtual World Rural Tourism Sustainable Development Conference 2022

Featured Destination: Huzhou and Wuxing District, China - The Town of World Rural Tourism

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to focus the many vulnerabilities of the travel and tourism industry, particularly highlighting the strong correlation between rural tourism and sustainable development. The shift in travel behaviour towards rural tourism has created new opportunities for tourism stakeholders to rethink development in a way that is more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient.

By emphasising rural tourism and sustainable development, the industry can help ensure a fairer distribution of the benefits from tourism, including job creation, the protection of natural resources, infrastructure development and the empowerment of local communities. This in turn will allow rural areas to become more accessible and provide a higher quality of life for local communities and the overall destination.

Thanks to the generous support of our event partners and sponsors, registration is complimentary for all delegates.

For more information about the event, email events@pata.org.

 

Sponsors

World Rural Tourism Sustainable Development Conference 2022 is proudly supported by:

 
 

Host: 

Wuxing District People's Government of Huzhou City

Zhejiang Rural Tourism Research Institute

 

Organizer:

Balidian Town Government, Wuxing District, Huzhou City

Wuxing District Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau

 

Support Unit: 

Pacific Asia Travel Association

Asia-Pacific Rural Tourism Alliance

 
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Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2022 in conjunction with Sichuan International Travel Expo
Nov
3
to Nov 7

Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2022 in conjunction with Sichuan International Travel Expo

Featured Destination: Leshan, China

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is delighted to invite your organisation to participate as a Buyer and a Seller at the 3rd Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2022, taking place from November 3 - 7, 2022.

The event is being organised in conjunction with the Sichuan International Travel Expo (SITE) with the support of Official Event Partner, the Leshan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, and is powered by Official Virtual Event Partner, Dragon Trail International.

Virtual PATA Travel Mart (PTM) is a business-to-business travel contracting and virtual networking event that both mirrors and enhances the features of the long-standing PTM, which boasts over four decades of experience in connecting qualified international buyers and sellers from all of Asia and the Pacific region.

The event will offer two full business days of one-to-one business appointments from November 3 - 4. There will also be three trade visitor days on November 5 - 7. 

Virtual PATA Travel Mart is your one-stop-service to market to over +75,000 Chinese and International travel trade professionals, contract valuable new business and consolidate existing business relationships.

We are pleased to offer you COMPLIMENTARY registration for the buyer/seller package, which includes:

  • Pre-scheduled appointments (per request) for buyers and sellers

  • Flexible appointment scheduling to meet and manage your time

  • Meeting chat rooms and video call functionality

  • Chat messaging

  • Opportunity to earn prizes by engaging in activities and completing event activities (Applicable to buyers only)

If you would like to be our buyer this year, please log into Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2022 no later than October 31 China Standard Time.

Please be aware that any emails claiming to sell our mailing lists are fraudulent. We advise you to disregard such messages to protect yourself from loss. PATA will never sell your personal information. To learn more about how we protect your privacy, please visit our Privacy Policy, information on Internet Security, and Terms and Conditions.

 

Sponsors

Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2022 is proudly supported by:

 

Destination Partner

 
 

Official Event Partner

 
 
 

Official Virtual Platform Partner

 
 

Supporting Media Partners

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PATA Annual Summit 2022
Oct
25
to Oct 27

PATA Annual Summit 2022

Take part in this in-person summit to gain insights on learning industry experts’ strategies in reactivating travel’s next evolution. Moreover, establish connections with leading international travel professionals.

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PATA Gold Awards 2022
Oct
7

PATA Gold Awards 2022

The PATA Gold Awards recognises the best in marketing, creativity and innovation tailored for the Asia Pacific region and beyond. This year, new awards categories have been added to both Marketing and Sustainability to acknowledge more outstanding work in the field of travel and tourism. The application closes on June 30, 2022.

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Part 3: Scaling up your Impact, An SDG Workshop | PATA Youth Symposium @ Virtual PAS 2021
Apr
28

Part 3: Scaling up your Impact, An SDG Workshop | PATA Youth Symposium @ Virtual PAS 2021

As an interconnected and interdependent global community, we only have 9 years left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals will require an unprecedented mobilization of the energy and skills of the youth, so this workshop is focused on scaling up your impact, challenging you to design projects specifically for your local communities and generating actionable outcomes.

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